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Correlational findings

Study Arampatzi et al. (2018): study NL 2012

Public
15-44 aged, internet users, The Netherlands, 2012-2013
Survey name
NL-LISS 2012-2013
Sample
Respondents
N = 1944
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Contact with family
Our Classification
Remarks
Order and hence sign of association reversed by WDH-team
Distribution
Range:0-1; Mean:0,20; SD:0,40
Operationalization
Single question:
"How often do you do the following: Spend an evening with family?"
7 Almost every day
6 Once or twice a week
5 A few times per month
4 About once per month
3 A number of times per year
2 About once per year
1 Never

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-HL-u-sq-n-11-j Beta = +.20 p < .01 Beta controlled for:
- time spent on social network sites
- time spent on internet (other)
- time spent on online games
- trust in people
- gender
- age
- employment status
- marital status
- education
- year dummies
O-HL-u-sq-n-11-j Beta = -.10 ns Beta additionally controlled for:
- infrequent contact with friends
- satisfaction with social contacts
- social loneliness